Food Supply
From Oceans
Is Seen at Risk

WASHINGTON -- The world's fish and seafood stocks will collapse by 2048 if current trends in habitat destruction and overfishing continue, resulting in less food for humans, researchers said.

In an analysis of scientific data going back to the 1960s and historical records over a thousand years, the researchers found marine biodiversity -- the variety of ocean fish, shellfish, birds, plants and micro-organisms -- has declined...